Sentences with phrase «qualities lead to his downfall»

Oedipus thinks he can manage his own destiny through the power of his intelligence and his impulsive action, when in fact these very qualities lead to his downfall.

Not exact matches

The recent fixture at West Ham was a perfect case in point; the quality of football was superb when we raced into a 2 - 0 lead, but our intent on attacking to add a third and fourth, plus an element of poor understanding to not realise that West Ham were trying to find Andy Carroll with early crosses into the box from out wide, ultimately led to our downfall.

The problem is the qualities these guys have that makes them great at what they do can also lead to their downfall.